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French and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
32   
3

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
France   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
24   
6
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
17   
7
20   
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
bonjour   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Merci   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Bonjour   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
désolé   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
au revoir   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Greece   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Griko   
African French   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
ελληνικά   
français   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Français   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
français   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Standard French   

Language Position
74   
99+
13   
12

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
fre   

ISO 639 3
ell   
fra   

ISO 639 6
ells   
fras   

Glottocode
gree1276   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Greek and French Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Greek and French dialects. Various dialects of Greek and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Greek and French Speaking population

Greek and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and French languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Greek and French on Greek vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and French Language Codes

Greek and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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